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"Knight" for N (the symbol used in chess notation) Taking this one stage further, the clue word can hint at the word or words to be abbreviated rather than giving the word itself. For example: "About" for C or CA (for "circa"), or RE. "Say" for EG, used to mean "for example". More obscure clue words of this variety include:
Greek ἀτελής (atelḗs), without end, incomplete atelocardia: ather-fatty deposit, soft gruel-like deposit ἀθάρη (athárē) Atherosclerosis-ation: process Latin medication, civilization atri-an atrium (esp. heart atrium) Latin atrioventricular: aur-of or pertaining to the ear Latin auris, the ear Aural: aut-self
pseudo-blend = an abbreviation whose extra or omitted letters mean that it cannot stand as a true acronym, initialism, or portmanteau (a word formed by combining two or more words). (a) = acronym, e.g.: SARS – (a) severe acute respiratory syndrome (i) = initialism, e.g.: CD – (i) compact disc
Lists of acronyms contain acronyms, a type of abbreviation formed from the initial components of the words of a longer name or phrase. They are organized alphabetically and by field. They are organized alphabetically and by field.
I&D: incision and drainage (how to treat an abscess) IDA: iron deficiency anemia: IDC: idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy: indwelling catheter: infiltrating ductal carcinoma: IDDM: insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (now called diabetes mellitus type 1) IDL: intermediate-density lipoprotein: IDP: infectious disease precautions: IE: infective ...
hepatitis D virus: HDW: Hemoglobin Distribution Width: H&E: hematoxylin and eosin, a standard tissue stain HE: hepatic encephalopathy: HEC: High emetogenic chemotherapy: HEENT: head, eyes, ears, nose, throat: HELP HELLP: HELLP syndrome (Hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets in pregnancy) HEMA: hydroxy ethyl methacrylate, a material ...
q.d. quaque die "every day" Used on prescriptions to indicate the medicine should be taken daily. QED: quod erat demonstrandum "that which was to be demonstrated" [1] Cited in many texts at the end of a mathematical proof. Example: "At the end of the long proof, the professor exclaimed ' QED! '" q.v. qq.v. quod vide quae vide "which see"
L&D: labor and delivery: LDH: lactate dehydrogenase: LDL: low-density lipoprotein: LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: L-DOPA: levo-dihydroxyphenylalanine: LEC: lupus erythematosus cell LEEP: loop electrical excision procedure: LES: lower esophageal sphincter lupus erythematosus systemicus: LE: lupus erythematosus lower extremity leu ...